COVID-19- NCDC Announces new cases, death and discharges patients in Nigeria

The the agency in charge of disease control in Nigeria, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has made public this evening sixteen (16) new cases, 44 discharged and 6 deaths which sum up 254 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in the country.

The agency disclosed, the new sixteen cases were recorded from five states across the country, these include: 10 in Lagos, 2 in the FCT, 2 in Oyo, 1 in Delta and 1 in Katsina.

According to NCDC "as at 09:30 pm 7th April there are 254 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Fourty-four have been discharged with six deaths. 254 confirmed cases, 44 discharged and 6 deaths" the agency made this known via their official Twitter and Facebook media handles.

NCDC's mission is to To protect the health of Nigerians through evidence based prevention, integrated disease surveillance and response activities, using a one health approach, guided by research and led by a skilled workforce’.